I wondered if it had happened recently and might explain why he was without a club for a few months and has opted for a change of scene.
Evidently not.
Aye, quite possibly.
Still, the point stands that they are probably a bit higher in terms of standard than we might have expected as out of contract options.
Ferdinand, Jackson, and Hammill.
Most of us would have been quite happy to have seen these payers sign during the window, so to bring them in now looks to be very sound business.